A kayaking incident off Seattle's shores sends Whimsy into a coma, where her nightmares are a revolving repeat of her drowning. She wakes to life on an isolated island, involving her strange savior, two dogs with unique identities, and voices, sounds, emotions that aren't hers alone. To a mystery that makes no sense ... Samson heard the cry to save the woman washed onto his shores, and the dogs were already on the job before he arrived. But he had no idea how much impact this woman would make in his life ... and his brother's. However, the mystery is so much bigger than him and her ... Plus another element is involved. A research group has been illegally conducting tests on the tectonic plates, ... with unexpected consequences ... deep beneath.